Facing Truth Is Not The Problem - Choosing The Truth Is The Problem

My Utmost For His Highest

 

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. —James 4:8

 

“It is essential that you give people the opportunity to act on the truth of God. The responsibility must be left with the individual— you cannot act for him. It must be his own deliberate act, but the evangelical message should always lead him to action. Refusing to act leaves a person paralyzed, exactly where he was previously. […] When a truth of God is brought home to your soul, never allow it to pass without acting on it internally in your will, not necessarily externally in your physical life. […] The weakest saint who transacts business with Jesus Christ is liberated the second he acts and God’s almighty power is available on his behalf. […] The dominating power of the world, the flesh, and the devil is now paralyzed; not by your act, but because your act has joined you to God and tapped you in to His redemptive power.”  CHAMBERS

 

Once you are born again, what is your purpose for being on this planet? To bring glory to God and to point people to His Son.  How do you bring glory to God?  By walking in obedience to the Truth.  How do you know what the Truth is?  God, the Father, has revealed it in His Son (John 14:6) and in His Word (John 17:17). He has given us the Spirit of Truth (John 16:13).  So how do you walk in that? By Faith in the Truth. Jesus said to Pilate “the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth.” (John 18:37)  When you come under conviction of sin in your life it is because whatever sin it is has been brought up against the Truth.  The Spirit of Truth, convicts us of sin. (John 16:8)  And so the Spirit that is in us, causes us to face our sin.  It is at that point the we are faced with a decision.  Do we stuff our sin and press on with living our lives our way, or do we confess our sin and walk in obedience to the Truth? I guess the question is ‘How important is being right with God and fulfilling your purpose on this planet to you?’ King Saul tried to justify his sin and was rejected by God.  King David repented of his sin and was embraced by God.  It’s a choice we each must make, every day  … choose well.  ELGIN